Roswell Presbyterian Church - U.S. Civil War - Roswell, GA - Field Hospitals on Waymarking.com

The historic marker located at the church reads:

In 1839, 15 Presbyterian men and women, "members of the colony" of Roswell, invited the Rev. Nathaniel A. Pratt, D.D., of Darien, to organize the first Presbyterian church of Roswell. These charter members included the Bulloch, Dunwoody, Hand, King, Smith Pratt families, and Misses Elizabeth and Helen Magill, Susan Elliott and Sarah Gould. John Dunwoody, Sr., Barrington King, and Archibald Smith were elected elders. Dr. Pratt, the first pastor, served until his death, 40 years later. The Rev. Henry Barrington Pratt, whose Spanish translation of the Bible is used today, went from this church as a missionary to Colombia in 1856; Dr. George Butler to Brazil in 1883. The early membership included several Negro slaves. Of these, Charles Pratt and John Hall became missionaries to Africa.

In July, 1864, the advance guard of Gen. Garrard´s Cavalry Corps commandeered this church for a hospital, removing the furnishings. Except the pipe organ, these were returned intact after the war. The silver communion service in use today was hidden by Miss Fannie Whitmire in a barrel at her home until the end of the war.

GHM 060-122 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958

The churches address is:

755 Mimosa Boulevard
Roswell, GA 30075-4407

Address: 755 Mimosa Boulevard Roswell, GA 30075-4407 Name of War: U.S. Civil War Type of Documentation: Historic Marker/Interpretive

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